HONDURAS

The Problems

Since the 2009 ousting of Honduras’s democratically elected president, Manuel Zelaya, the country has experienced a tide of rising criminal activity and political instability.

The murder rate in Honduras is now the highest in the world, and many of the victims have been human rights activists, journalists, judges and other legal professionals working to expose injustice, corruption and impunity. Freedom of the press has deteriorated in Honduras, in large part due to a violent and unstable socio-political climate, and hundreds of people from Honduras are seeking refuge in other countries—including the United States.

Although everyone in Honduras must cope with this frightening state of affairs, women, indigenous people, LGBT people and racial minorities must contend with additional risks and challenges because of the discrimination they face every day.